The 2024 festive food quiz: ANSWERS
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Round 1: 2024 trends
Q1: What old-school ‘diet’ food went viral in 2024?
A: b) Cottage cheese
Q2: What are the three ingredients in Oatzempic?
A: a) Oats, lime juice, water
Q3: What breakfast favourite became scrambled in 2024?
A: c) Pancakes
Q4: What is Logan Moffitt better known as?
A: c) Cucumber guy
Q5: What chocolate treat became the talking point of the 2024 Olympics?
A: b) Chocolate muffins
Round 2: Film and TV
Q6: In Wallace and Gromit what variety of cheese do the duo love most?
A: a) Wensleydale
Q7: What is the name of Remy the rat’s human cooking partner in the 2007 film Ratatouille?
A: c) Linguini
Q8: What is the name of the deli that hosts the infamous ‘I’ll have what she’s having’ scene in When Harry Met Sally?
A: a) Katz’s
Q9: What dish does Anya Taylor Joy’s character request at the end of the 2022 horror The Menu?
A: b) Burger and fries
Q10: In August 2012, Eastenders went viral when Sharon threatened Jack Branning. What iconic line did she whisper to him?
A: a) My son is in the kitchen eating a biscuit
Q11: In Twin Peaks what type of pie did Agent Dale Cooper become obsessed with?
A: Cherry pie
Q12: What is the name of the burger sold at the fast food restaurant where SpongeBob works?
A: Crabby patty
Q13: What type of pizza does Kevin love in Home Alone?
A: Plain cheese (we’ll give you Margherita)
Q14: In Lady and the Tramp what meal do the two dogs share?
A: Spaghetti and meatballs
Q15: What does Julia Roberts’ character in Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth), enjoy eating in Naples?
A: Pizza
Round 3: History
Q16 In what year did Mary Eales write the first ice cream recipe?
A: a) 1718
Q17: How much would a pineapple have set you back in the 17th century (in today’s money)?
A: c) £11,000
Find out more with this BBC News article
Q18: What were stock cubes, invented in the late 1700s, first called?
A: b) Glue
Q19: What soup shares its name with the poisonous London smog in Charles Dickens’ Bleak House?
A: London Particular
Q20: What food was thought to be the ancestors of the Mayan people?
A: b) Maize
Find out more on BBC Sounds
Round 4: Technical
Q21: What’s the difference between gammon and ham?
A: Gammon is uncooked ham.
Q22: What is a détrempe?
A: A water-based dough, as an example it’s used between layers of butter to make puff pastry.
Q23: What is a cartouche?
A: Also known as a ‘false lid’, a cartouche is a circle of paper covering food in a saucepan, used to allow for some evaporation while keeping ingredients submerged in liquid.
Q24: What is a mirepoix?
A: A mixture of evenly diced carrot, celery and onion.
Q25: Which of these isn’t technically a nut?
A: c) Peanuts
Q26: What is the difference between baking powder and bicarbonate of soda?
A: Baking powder contains both bicarb and an acid so just needs liquid to work. Bicarb needs an acid and a liquid.
Q27: What does it mean if an egg floats in water?
A: It’s old and could be rotten. They lose density with age
Q28: Does boiling wine in cooking remove all the alcohol?
A: No (if you cook it for a long time it does reduce though)
Q29: Which is not a variety of risotto rice?
A: c) Bomba Here’s how to make the perfect risotto
Q30: What ingredient can be ‘Dutch processed’?
A: Cocoa powder (now learn how to make the perfect chocolate cake
Round 5: Celebrity chefs
Q31: What series of Great British Bake Off did Nadiya win?
A: 6
Q32: What chef played football for Oxford United’s youth team?
A: Gordon Ramsay
Q33: Which chef wrote the cookbook the Complete Illustrated Cookery Course?
A: Delia Smith
Q34: What was the name of Fanny Craddock’s husband who regularly appeared on shows with her?
A: Johnnie Craddock
Q35: Which celebrity chef presented their first TV series The Naked Chef on BBC Two back in 1999?
A: Jamie Oliver
Q36: What was the name of Rick Stein’s dog who used to regularly appear in his TV series?
A: Chalky
Q37: What word did Nigella pronounce in a funny way in her 2020 Christmas special, creating an unexpected talking point?
A: Microwave (pronounced meek-row-wahvay)
Q38: Which west country city does Dame Mary Berry originate from?
A: Bath
Q39: Who’s also known as ‘The Potato Queen’?
A: Poppy O’Toole
Q40: Which chef is such a big fan of Manchester United he has a number 7 tattoo on his leg in honour of Bryan Robson?
A: Tom Kerridge
Round 6: Sports picture round
The following sport stars have names which relate to food or drink, how many can you name?
A: Adam Peaty
B: Beth Mead
C: Chrissie Wellington
D: Steph Curry
E: Lewis Hamilton
F: Katherine Grainger
G: Fatima Whitbread
H: Declan Rice
Originally published December 2024
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